A Physical Situation As a Way to Teach Angle

Valerie Munier, Claude Devichi, and Hélène Merle

An experimental sequence to teach angle concept in elementary school shows how children abstract this concept from a real-life physical situation to connect physical and geometrical knowledge. Article describes the four-part lesson used in the study of 3rd and 4th graders. This article has photos and pictures of student work.

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